Motor City Drum Ensemble

Danilo Plessow is a music producer and DJ, perhaps best known for his work as the alias Motor City Drum Ensemble (MCDE). Raised in the German town of Schwäbisch Gmünd, Plessow played drums from the age of 6 years old and began creating his own music using a computer and samples from the age of 11. Musical influences include Moodymann, Marvin Gaye, 70s jazz and 90s hiphop including early J Dilla and Pete Rock. In his formative years he would travel into the nearby city of Stuttgart to collect vinyl records. The alias Motor City Drum Ensemble is a nod to his Detroit musical influences as well as referencing Stuttgart and his collection of drum machines.